TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of a cardiac rehabilitation program on clinical and paraclinical findings of patients with ischemic heart disease TT - بررسی تاثیر بازتوانی قلبی بر یافته های کلینیکی و پارا کلینیکی مبتلایان به بیماری ایسکمی قلب JF - KAUMS JO - KAUMS VL - 17 IS - 2 UR - http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-1900-en.html Y1 - 2013 SP - 132 EP - 138 KW - Cardiac rehabilitation KW - Ischemic heart disease KW - Exercise capacity KW - Quality of life N2 - Background: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is predicted to be the most common cause of death worldwide by 2020. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) as a secondary preventive measure can reduce the cardiac risk factors, mortality and morbidity, and improve the quality of life in such patients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an 8-week CR program on clinical and paraclinical findings of patients with IHD.Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed on IHD patients referred to Kashan Shahid Beheshti hospital. Patients were allocated the two groups (rehabilitation and control). The rehabilitation group received an 8-week rehabilitation program the clinical and paraclinical evaluations were performed before and after the program. Results: This study showed that body weight, BMI, HDL, TG, FBS, resting heart rate and the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, quality of life, exercise capacity, maximal oxygen uptake during exercise and the numbers of recurrent hospitalization were significantly improved in the rehabilitation group (P M3 ER -